The Texas Rangers are on the fringe of contention in the AL West, and have their bullpen in mind as the MLB trade deadline inches closer.

In 2025, Detroit Tigers reliever Luke Jackson has posted a 4.11 ERA with 19 walks and 24 strikeouts across 35 innings in 39 games for the Texas Rangers.

Outfielder Sam Haggerty has been activated from the 10-day injured list ahead of Friday’s game against Atlanta, the Rangers announced. In a corresponding move, the Rangers are optioning Cody Freeman to Triple-A Round Rock.

Texas still holds the best team ERA in baseball and by a good margin, 3.18 to the second-place Royals' 3.50. The bullpen of mixed parts and pieces remains among the best in baseball, their ERA second in MLB behind the Astros.

Corey Seager delivered a HR and 2B for the 2nd game in a row in the Rangers' win over the A's, further establishing himself as a historically dominant slugger.

What creates baseball’s best starting rotation? Good question. Two ace-caliber arms in Jacob deGrom and Nathan Eovaldi help. Two high-profile rookies that’ve shown flashes of upside in Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter do too.

Texas Rangers lineup for July 25, 2025 against the Atlanta Braves: starting pitchers are Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers and Joey Wentz for the Braves.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rangers as Recently Released Rangers Reliever Immediately Finds New Home With AL Contender. The Texas Rangers are starting to play their best baseball at the right time.